Wheel.



J. A. LANDIS.

WHEEL.

APILIOATIOE 11.31) AUG. 21,1009.

Patented Mar. 28, 1911.

UNITED STATEE PATENT @FFIQE.

JESSE A. LANDIS, 0F DAYTON, OHIO.

WHEEL.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JEssE A. LANDIS, a citizen of the United States,residing at Dayton, in the county of Montgomery and State of Ohio, haveinvented a new and useful l/Vheel, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in spring wheelsand is de-' signed as a substitute for tire now extensively used.

It contemplates the construction of a wheel of this type and characterthat will operate as noiselessly as a pneumatic tire and will have allof the resilient qualities thereof, but will overcome the necessity offrequent repairs.

With the above and other objects in view, this invention consists in theconstruction, combination and arrangement of parts, all as hereinaftermore fully described, specifically claimed and illustrated in theaccompanying drawings wherein,

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a portion of a wheel constructed aftermy improved method. Fig. 2 is a central longitudinal section thereof.Fig. 3 is a perspective view of one of the springs. Fig. 4 is anenlarged detail sectional View of the end of a spoke and the band.

Reference being had to indicates in general the nave or hub having thespokes 2 radiating therefrom. Countersunk in the .outer terminals of thespokes is the inner ring or band 3 toward which the outer terminals ofthe spokes are beveled.

concentrically disposed around the band 3 is the outer band or felly 4having side flanges 5 engaging the tire 6, and on its inner face anannular rib 7 standing in the plane of the band 3. Connecting said riband band is a series of leaf springs 8, the series comprising twice asmany springs as there are spokes so that two of the springs shall bedisposed between each two spokes as illustrated. Each spring is rivetedas at 9 to one side of the rib 7, from which point it curves laterallyout of the plane of the wheel and extends inward toward the hub, thencepasses around under the band 3, and

the pneumatic the drawings, 1

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed August 21, 1909.

Patented Mar. 28, 1911. Serial No. 513,984.

is finally riveted to the face of the band opposite that of the rib towhich its other end is attached; and the next spring in order around thewheel is given the opposite arrangement so that it is secured to theother side faces of the rib and band and projects to the other side ofsaid plane. It follows, therefore, that between each two spokes thereare two of said springs, one projecting to either side of the wheel. Allthe springs stand edgewise parallel to the plane of the wheel so that ifpower be applied to the hub of the latter it is communicated edgewisethrough the springs to the rim rather than flatwise of them which wouldtend to permit the hub to turn within the rim; yet this disposition ofsprings permits the hub to yield toward the rim or vice versa asoccasion requires, and it permits the rim to flex laterally a little outof the plane of the hub and its spokes as occasion requires.

What is claimed as new is:

1. In a wheel, the combination of a hub, spokes radiating therefrom, aband carried by the outer ends of the spokes, a felly, and a series ofradial springs each secured at one end to the felly and at the other endto the band and curved between its ends so as to project into the spacewithin the band, there being a plurality of springs disposed betweeneach two spokes.

2. In a wheel, the combination of a hub, spokes radiating from the hub,a band countersunk in the ends of said spokes, a felly having an annularrib on its inner side, and a series of radially disposed leaf springseach secured to one face of said rib, curved laterally outward therefromaround and within the band, and secured to the opposite face of saidband, the curves of adjacent springs extending alternately to oppositesides of the plane of the wheel.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto affixedmy signature in the presence of two witnesses.

JESSE A. LANDIS.

Witnesses:

O. A. GREEN, H. H. GREEN.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents,

